CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Discovery’s GOLD RUSH topped Friday cable, down 0.04 from last week to 1.05, with lead-out PACIFIC WARRIORS up 0.06 to 0.41 (possibly helped by an unusually long 4-minute overrun for GOLD RUSH into PACIFIC’s hour), and lead-in GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT at 0.35. ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.67/0.66, down significantly from last week’s 0.91/0.87. Disney had a pair of shows in the Top 10, GIRL MEETS WORLD at 0.67 and SOFIA THE FIRST at 0.42. Adult Swim’s BLACK JESUS was up 0.07 to 0.53, and TIM & ERIC’S BEDTIME STORIES returned at 0.39. Nickelodeon joined Disney in the Top 10 with ALVIN!!! AND THE CHIPMUNKS at 0.48, and Cartoon Network’s WE BARE BEARS was close behind at 0.40. Spike’s BELLATOR MMA LIVE was at 0.35. On Syfy, the newly-renewed Z NATION fell 0.07 to 0.30. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER gained 0.06 to 0.26. USA’s SATISFACTION inched up 0.01 to 0.18. On Lifetime, STEP IT UP dropped 0.04 to 0.17, and JACKSONS: THE NEXT GENERATION downticked to 0.14. Cinemax’s THE KNICK kept falling, down 0.02 to 0.03 with 166K total viewers.

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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday November 6, 2015

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Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

GOLD RUSH

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

9:01 PM

63

1.05

3,518

2

NBA REGULAR SEASON L: HOUSTON/SACRAMENTO

ESPN

10:38 PM

156

0.67

1,341

3

GIRL MEETS WORLD

DISNEY CHANNEL

8:30 PM

30

0.67

2,508

4

NBA REGULAR SEASON L: MIAMI/INDIANA

ESPN

8:05 PM

153

0.66

1,423

5

BLACK JESUS

ADULT SWIM

11:00 PM

30

0.53

1,201

6

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN

5:30 PM

30

0.51

1,107

7

ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU

NICKELODEON

5:00 PM

30

0.48

2,058

8

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L

ESPN

1:14 AM

61

0.47

880

9

SOFIA THE FIRST

DISNEY CHANNEL

9:00 AM

25

0.42

1,453

10

PACIFIC WARRIORS

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

10:04 PM

61

0.41

1,244

11

WE BARE BEARS

THE CARTOON NETWORK

7:00 PM

30

0.40

1,561

12

TIM&ERICS BEDTIME STORIES

ADULT SWIM

11:30 PM

30

0.39

847

13

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN

5:00 PM

30

0.39

743

14

BUNKD

DISNEY CHANNEL

8:00 PM

27

0.37

1,819

15

NBA PRE-GAME L

ESPN

7:30 PM

35

0.36

780

16

GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

8:00 PM

61

0.35

1,540

17

PJ MASKS

DISNEY CHANNEL

11:00 AM

30

0.35

1,196

18

BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 145

SPIKE TV

9:00 PM

207

0.35

814

19

DOC MCSTUFFINS

DISNEY CHANNEL

10:00 AM

25

0.35

1,067

20

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L

ESPN

6:00 PM

30

0.34

677

21

HOUSE HUNTERS INTL

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:30 PM

30

0.34

1,420

22

SHERIFF CALLIES WILD WEST

DISNEY CHANNEL

9:30 AM

25

0.32

1,093

23

HOUSE HUNTERS

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:00 PM

30

0.32

1,513

24

FIRST IN SOUTH DEM FORUM: FIRST IN SOUTH DEMOCRATIC FORUM

MSNBC

8:00 PM

120

0.31

2,325

25

Z NATION

SYFY

10:00 PM

60

0.30

835

26

ADVENTURE TIME

THE CARTOON NETWORK

8:00 PM

30

0.30

1,260

27

SHIMMER AND SHINE

NICKELODEON

12:00 PM

30

0.29

1,114

28

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE

ESPN

4:30 PM

30

0.26

577

29

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER

HBO PRIME

10:00 PM

57

0.26

1,120

30

CURSE OF OAK ISLAND DIG

HISTORY

11:03 PM

58

0.25

1,019

31

DEADLY WOMEN

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

9:00 PM

60

0.25

777

32

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: TEMPLE/SMU

ESPN2

7:55 PM

218

0.25

1,080

33

DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES

FOOD NETWORK

10:00 PM

30

0.24

848

34

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

9:00 AM

60

0.22

475

35

BBQ BLITZ

FOOD NETWORK

10:30 PM

30

0.22

675

36

HARVEY BEAKS

NICKELODEON

8:00 PM

15

0.21

1,231

37

DORA AND FRIENDS

NICKELODEON

12:30 PM

30

0.21

1,010

38

TANKED

ANIMAL PLANET

10:02 PM

63

0.21

580

39

FIRST TAKE L: N/A

ESPN2

10:00 AM

120

0.21

397

40

SANJAY & CRAIG

NICKELODEON

8:15 PM

15

0.21

1,172

41

HIS & HERS L

ESPN2

12:00 PM

60

0.20

348

42

SISTER WIVES: 1ST LOOK

TLC

10:15 PM

15

0.20

523

43

CURSE OF OAK ISLAND DIG

HISTORY

7:00 PM

60

0.20

778

44

90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK

TLC

10:00 PM

15

0.20

520

45

THE OREILLY FACTOR

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 PM

60

0.20

2,752

46

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN2

11:33 PM

57

0.20

538

47

CURSE OF OAK ISLAND DIG

HISTORY

9:00 PM

60

0.19

924

48

CURSE OF OAK ISLAND DIG

HISTORY

10:00 PM

63

0.19

919

49

PIG GOAT BANANA CRICKET

NICKELODEON

8:30 PM

30

0.19

1,113

50

WIVES DID IT, THE

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

10:00 PM

60

0.19

659

51

CURSE OF OAK ISLAND DIG

HISTORY

8:00 PM

60

0.19

937

52

NFL LIVE L

ESPN

3:30 PM

60

0.18

498

53

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 AM

60

0.18

1,261

54

FIVE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

5:00 PM

60

0.18

2,157

55

MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM

TRAVEL CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.18

656

56

SATISFACTION

USA NETWORK

10:00 PM

61

0.18

686

57

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

12:00 PM

60

0.17

375

58

STEP IT UP

LIFETIME TELEVISION

9:00 PM

62

0.17

429

59

STAR WARS REBELS SIEGE

DISNEY CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.17

941

60

KELLY FILE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.16

2,112

61

MOVIE: WHEN THE SKY FALLS

LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK

8:00 PM

120

0.16

507

62

SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 PM

60

0.16

2,137

63

OTL – FIRST REPORT L

ESPN

1:30 PM

30

0.15

345

64

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

10:00 AM

60

0.15

319

65

REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC

BRAVO

10:30 PM

60

0.15

291

66

TRIPTANK

COMEDY CENTRAL

12:00 AM

30

0.15

310

67

E! NEWS

E!

7:00 PM

60

0.15

372

68

CHASE, THE

GSN

8:00 PM

60

0.15

695

69

MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A

ESPN2

6:00 AM

240

0.15

342

70

JACKSONS: NEXT GENERATION

LIFETIME TELEVISION

10:02 PM

60

0.14

382

71

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

11:00 AM

60

0.14

372

72

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

1:00 PM

30

0.14

310

73

E! NEWS

E!

11:00 PM

62

0.14

395

74

SPORTSCENTER 12AM L

ESPN2

12:30 AM

30

0.14

389

75

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

6:00 PM

60

0.14

678

76

NFL INSIDERS L

ESPN

2:30 PM

60

0.13

381

77

ON THE RECORD W/GRETA

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 PM

60

0.13

1,818

78

FNR: DESTINY & POWER

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.13

1,152

79

VANDERPUMP AFTER SHOW

BRAVO

9:00 PM

30

0.13

350

80

RESTORATION WILD

ANIMAL PLANET

9:01 PM

61

0.12

496

81

LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / TIGRES

UNIVISION DEPORTES

8:00 PM

148

0.12

306

82

DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS

WETV

10:00 PM

60

0.12

333

83

SPORTSNATION

ESPN2

4:00 PM

60

0.12

188

84

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

6:00 AM

60

0.12

439

85

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

7:00 AM

60

0.11

382

86

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 AM

60

0.11

877

87

HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS

MSNBC

7:00 PM

60

0.11

938

88

BBCA MOVIE: GOODFELLAS

BBC-AMERICA

8:00 PM

210

0.11

310

89

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

5:00 PM

60

0.11

754

90

SEC BASKETBALL PRACTICE L: KENTUCKY STATE/KENTUCKY

ESPNU

6:00 PM

125

0.11

263

91

ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT

CNN

7:00 PM

60

0.11

658

92

NBA TONIGHT L

ESPN2

1:00 AM

30

0.11

306

93

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T

POP

7:00 PM

60

0.11

522

94

COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L

ESPN

2:00 PM

30

0.10

311

95

SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

3:00 PM

60

0.10

1,260

96

LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER

CNN

4:00 PM

60

0.10

715

97

THE SOUP

E!

10:00 PM

30

0.10

241

98

HORRIBLE BOSSES 2

HBO PRIME

12:00 AM

108

0.10

200

99

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 AM

60

0.10

1,513

100

REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC

BRAVO

6:56 PM

62

0.10

264

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